Matlock Town appoint former Boston United boss as their new manager

Craig Elliott is the new manager at Matlock Town.

Matlock Town have appointed Craig Elliott as their new manager following the departure of Paul Phillips last week (writes Ian Richardson)

The announcement was made by chairman Jay Beaumont on Saturday following interviews this week. Elliott’s first game in charge of the Gladiators is at FC United of Manchester on Tuesday night.

Elliott, 44, is well thought of in non-league circles and was most recently at Boston United before being dismissed by the Pilgrims in January 2022.

Boston stood seventh in the National League North table when he left, but were in a relegation scrap when he arrived in November 2017. Under him, the Pilgrims narrowly missed out on a place in the National League, suffering defeat in the National League North play off final to Altrincham and they also reached the second round proper of the FA Cup, losing to Rochdale in a replay during the 2019/20 campaign.